Anyway, I've configured my database to automatically startup/shutdown when the VM is started/shutdown. I followed Dr. Hall's guide here. Now I'm in the process of getting WebLogic configured to do the same thing automagically. (I should never have shut it down once I got it running...)

Believe it or not, I'm reading the documentation. 11g is a drastic change from 10g, especially with the integration of WebLogic. It's a downright beast.

I still don't know the difference between the Administration Console and Enterprise Manager. But I'm hacking away, as usual.

Since I'm trying to automate this whole thing, I don't necessarily want to use either of those tools. I want to start up the server and have everything running. Here's where I'm at now:

How did I get there you ask?

I opened up a shell and then navigated to:

/obiee/user_projects/domains/bifoundation_domain/bin

In that directory you will find startWebLogic.sh

[oracle@obiee ~]$./startWebLogic.sh

You'll be prompted for a username and password; weblogic is the username and whatever you entered for the password upon installation.

From the Administration Console, I go to bifoundation_domain -> Environment -> Servers

Click on the Control tab, select bi_server1 and select Start:

Awesome. What's a freaking Node Manager?

Here's the text for easier reading:

* For server bi_server1, the Node Manager associated with machine localhost.localdomain is not reachable.* All of the servers selected are currently in a state which is incompatible with this operation or are not associated with a running Node Manager or you are not authorized to perform the action requested. No action will be performed.

Great...I need to start something else?

Back to the docs.

That took me down a rabbit hole ending up at the wlst (web logic scripting tool and all the examples are in windows).

I looked around the file system for config or log directories to see if I could spot something. Somehow I ended up in:

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"It's a beast" - Yeah, I figured that out. After installation, I am afraid to shut it down since I am not quite sure it will start back up...waiting to see how things workout for you. After taking a cursory look at OBIEE11g, I am all the more in love with Oracle Reports and Discoverer...I dare say, this version of OBIEE is many steps in the opposite direction from a productivity perspective.

I wouldn't go that far, but it's certainly raised the bar in regards to complexity. No more 30 minute installs and probably more separation of duties in the future (i.e. we won't get to be the admin as well).

Some of the features I have seen are very nice. The BI Publisher (online, not Word) is very nice. It took about an hour to figure out how to use it without any experience in BIP (but with plenty in Reports...concepts seemed the same, just different terminology).

Do you think companies in this economy "want" to have additional head-counts in maintaining it's infrastructure?

The BIP in general is following the right path although it's way too early to say whether it (online layout editor) can be used for complex reports. The Online layout editor is a step in the right direction, but a baby step. It's still too constrained, I know because I tried building a complex report it just fell apart. For simple Chart + table report, it's ideal, for anything more complex, you would have to use Word template builder.

It's still a beast, but some of the beauty is poking through. It still isn't for the faint-of-heart...meaning it still requires some significant investment in time to simply get it up and running (not to mention the computing resources necessary)...I'm probably talking more about the educational side (people running it locally).

As for the production aspects, it seems to be fairly stable (I haven't had a ton of late night calls or anything). Bugs here and there, but I think that's to be expected given the sheer amount that has changed. I have a much better opinion of it now than I did 10 months ago, that's for sure.